Host: Dale Blankenship | Producer: Kodi (silent but scruffy)

This week on The Cooper Cast, we hit the brakes (briefly) to wrap up Hampton Roads club MINI’s 22nd Annual Fall Colors Run — 436 miles, 4 states, 49 MINIs, and not a single drop of rain. (We’re not saying Dale has a deal with the weather gods, but we’re not not saying it either.)

Then we hop on a virtual flight to South Korea, where MINI is celebrating 20 years in the Korean market with a full spread of special editions:

• Four dealer-designed MINIs with names like “Beginning,” “Breeze,” and “Haeundae” (pronounced hey-oon-deh, for you non-K-drama fans).
• And one slick, limited-run JCW Authentix Edition straight from MINI HQ — only 60 will be made, and it looks ready to hit the runway or the track.

We wrap things up with the Cooper Cast Question of the Week, Always entertaining, and sometimes Dale even makes it through without a major flub-up. But not this week, either.

Motor safely — and don’t forget to wave! 👋🎃🚗

Special models headed to South Korea:

The Dealer Designed MINIs: https://autopostglobal.com/latest-scoops/article/55473/

And the Cool JCW Authentix: https://www.bmwblog.com/2025/10/28/mini-jcw-authentix-special-edition/